Franck-Condon principle (detailed)

Layer 2 — Chemistryin the chemical-physics subtree

Franck 1925 / Condon 1928: vertical electronic transitions favored due to fast-electron / slow-nucleus separation; transition-intensity ~ overlap integral |<chi_v'|chi_v>|^2; explains vibrational progression.

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